Angela Crocombe
Angela Crocombe is the Readings Prize and Readings Foundation coordinator and a senior buyer for Readings Kids. She is also the author of two books on sustainable living, A Lighter Footprint: A Practical Guide to Minimising your Impact on the Planet and Ethical Eating: How to Make Food Choices That Won’t Cost the Earth.
Blog post — 26 Mar 2019
A monthly update from our Teen Advisory Board
This month we had a visit from Lisa Riley, children’s publisher at Penguin Random House. Lisa is a very passionate bookworm who works on a diverse array of books, from…
Blog post — 27 Feb 2019
A monthly update from our Teen Advisory Board
It was great to get back into the swing of things with the Teen Advisory Board this month.
First up, the teens chatted about their impressions of the debut YA…
Review — 25 Feb 2019
Internment by Samira Ahmed
Set in a possible near future, this is a terrifying America featuring segregation, abuses of power and racism. One night, seventeen-year-old Layla and her parents are given ten minutes to…
Review — 25 Feb 2019
You Don’t Know Everything, Jilly P! by Alex Gino
Alex Gino’s debut novel, George, about a young transgender child is an award-winning and beloved story that we regularly recommend at Readings. Their new novel for middle fiction readers covers…
Review — 26 Mar 2019
Wilam: A Birrarung Story by Aunty Joy Murphy, Andrew Kelly & Lisa Kennedy
Wilam means home in Woiwurrung, the language of the Wurundjeri clan, and this stunning story depicts the many creatures who call Birrarung (the Yarra River) home, as it slowly winds…
Blog post — 15 Nov 2018
The best middle fiction books of 2018
Every year our staff vote for their favourite books, albums, films and TV shows of the past 12 months. Here are our top 10 middle fiction books of the year…
Review — 22 Oct 2018
The Wondrous Workings of Planet Earth by Rachel Ignotofsky
This is a highly illustrated, fascinating guidebook to ecosystems, featuring key animals and plants. Rachel Ignotofsky, bestselling author and illustrator of Women in Science, delightfully displays both her love…
Blog post — 23 Oct 2018
A monthly update from our Teen Advisory Board
This month we had a visit from debut author Katya De Becerra, whose supernatural thriller What the Woods Keep was released in October.
Katya gave us a fascinating rendition of…
Blog post — 24 Sep 2018
A monthly update from our Teen Advisory Board
This month the teens were fortunate to have a visit from debut YA author, Eleni Hale, who spoke about her novel Stone Girl, published in May earlier this year.
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Review — 23 Sep 2018
Everything I’ve Never Said by Samantha Wheeler
Queensland author Samantha Wheeler is already a Readings’ favourite, with two of her middle grade novels previously shortlisted for The Readings Children’s Book Prize. Her latest is an incredible piece…
